Fat v Muscle
I read something interesting this morning on the net: ‘muscle weighs more than fat’. Um, I’m afraid not. Five kilos of muscle weighs the same as five kilos of fat, which also happens to weigh the same as five kilos of apples. What is true, however, is that a kilo of fat occupies more space [...]
Fast food tips
Will you be eating fast food over the holidays? My guess is probably yes. So if you are travelling or in a situation where you absolutely have to choose less healthy food, here are some tips that may help make your bad food choices a little less nasty. Do not upsize. No matter how much money [...]
Deconstruction of a ‘pasta snack’
My 17 year old microwaved this junk last night. She loves it and much to my dismay there seems to be a lot of people who regularly eat this ‘food’, so I had a closer look at the ingredient panel. Here it is: Pasta: 66%- wheatflour, water, colour (b-carotene) Cheese sauce powder 26%- vegetable shortening [...]
The trans-fat double-whammy
This month my posts are going to focus more on nutrition… because you can’t out-train a bad diet! In this post I would like to share some information I’ve learned about saturated fat and trans-fat. A lot of us are aware that saturated fat is ‘bad fat’ and that eating too many foods high in [...]
Want to lose weight fast? Read on…
What’s the quickest way to lose weight? Don’t listen to hype and half-truths. There is no ‘quick way’ to lose weight effectively for the long term. There isn’t. Think about it: more often than not weight gain is the result of eating too much food, or the wrong kind of food, combined with not enough [...]
The GI Index – what is it?
What is GI? If you are interested in nutrition and diet you will have heard about the ‘GI Index’. ‘GI’ stands for Glycaemic Index. The GI Index is a method of ranking carbohydrates and their effect on blood sugar. As I explained in an earlier post, not all carbohydrates are the same. The GI Index [...]
Fat and prime time tv
Morbidly obese people weighing in after guzzling litres of water to (pad out) their ‘starting weight’, ‘star trainers’ with questionable ethics condoning and participating in unrealistic ‘quick fix’ weight loss programs. Humiliation, guilt and shame- great tv, right? Even the names of these shows add to the whole humiliation extravaganza. I know that a lot [...]
Two-thirds of us are obese!?
There was an article on the ABC website this week about how two-thirds of Australians are now overweight or obese. Have a read. These are sad statistics. Not only are we not taking care of ourselves and living life to our full potential, but we are sending the wrong message to our children. I have [...]
What you need to know about carbs
There are so many low carb diets around…maybe some clarification of exactly what carbohydrates are and why we NEED them is a good idea. Every cell in your body uses carbohydrates for energy and your brain ONLY uses carbohydrates. Making sure your brain is happy is pretty important. The problem is that not all carbohydrates [...]
Heart rate and weight loss
Trying to figure out what heart rate you should be training at can be confusing. Most people I see want to lose weight/fat and tone up, so I will write from that perspective here. If you go to a gym, or have a cardio machine at home, you will notice a general guide to heart [...]
